Beckley Totals Fourth Career Double Double in 74-46 Crossover Win Over Cheyney
Jan. 14, 2007
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - In front of several
former high school teammates and hometown fans, Shippensburg women's basketball
freshman forward Lauren Beckley (Fairfield/Fairfield) totaled
her fourth career double double with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds
in a 74-46
PSAC crossover victory over Cheyney on Sunday afternoon at Heiges Field
House.
The Lady Raiders (11-5), who tied a season-high with their fourth-straight
win, also won their eighth in the last nine while improving their mark
to 6-1 against the PSAC Eastern Division. The team was 5-2 against the
Eastern Division a year ago.
For Beckley, she flirted with a triple-double, totaling six of Shippensburg's
14 steals as the Lady Raiders forced 22 turnovers while holding the Wolves
to 32.2-percent shooting from the floor. It also marked the eighth time
this season that Shippensburg held its opponent to 60 points or less, including
the fourth consecutive game.
Senior center Shanna Oaddams (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) nearly totaled
her 31st career double double with a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds.
Junior guard Megan Fogle (Wrightsville/Eastern York) had five points, four
assists and three steals.
Leading 20-17 midway through the first half, Shippensburg blew the game
open with a 6-0 run to take a nine-point lead with 7:13 remaining. The
Lady Raiders would extend that to 12 before taking a 37-27 halftime lead.
Oaddams scored 10 of her 18 in the first half while Beckley totaled nine
points and six rebounds. Also, red-shirt freshman forward Jenny
Cunningham (McVeytown/Lewistown) totaled seven of her nine points in 10 first half
minutes,
Cheyney (3-10) would cut the lead to nine, 45-36 with 13:13 to play in
the second half, but Shippensburg answered with a 15-2 run over the next
5:03, during which, the Lady Raiders held the Wolves without a field goal
for a span of 5:13.
With 47 seconds remaining in the game, Shippensburg freshman guard Sheila
Wasser (Tremont/Pine Grove) scored on a layup off an offensive rebound
for her first career field goal, giving the Lady Raiders their largest
lead of the game at 28 points, 74-46.
In shooting just 32-percent from the floor, the Wolves made just 30.4-percent
of their attempts in the second half while being outscored, 37-19. Cheyney
trailed for the entire game with the exception of the first 55 seconds
when it led 3-0 following a three-pointer by Danielle Jones.
Jones led the Wolves with 12 points while Ngozi Utti added 11, along with
six blocks and three rebounds. Lillian Penn led the team with seven rebounds.
Shippensburg returns to PSAC Western Division play on Wednesday when it
travels to Lock Haven for a 6:00 p.m., tip-off from Thomas Fieldhouse.
The game can be heard live on Shippensburg University student radio station
WSYC 88.7 FM and on the internet at raiders.ship.edu.
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